FenestraPro Envelope Analysis for Autodesk Forma enables early stage understanding of the impacts of the building envelope on the internal spaces of the building and how they relate to energy performance and carbon impacts.
Forma Users gain unique insight into design decisions such as window-wall ratios, glazing configuration and distribution, shading devices and strategies, as well as early-stage envelope materials and component specification, such as roof, wall, and glazing.
Visualize and apply window to wall ratio, alternative glazing distribution, and shading strategies to the model in seconds. Iterate the optimal design based on performance.
Understand how self-shading and shading from surrounding buildings impacts performance and explore alternative shading strategies to control heat gain and manage daylighting. Click Here to learn more.
Export your Forma model to Revit, and quickly apply the glazed openings and the appropriate Revit families to quickly build a more detailed version of your model.
“At Jacobs, performance-based design initiatives have changed the way we think about and implement passive design strategies. Having a tool like FenestraPro that identifies energy-efficient solutions, mitigates project cost and prioritizes occupant comfort is critical to the success of our projects.”
Jonathan WeissDirector of Sustainability at Jacobs
“FenestraPro has been transformational for us by empowering our architects to quickly design and deliver beautiful, functional buildings to achieve the energy performance requirements that are part of our ethos at Page/.”
Robert PhinneyAssociate Principal, Director of Sustainable Design at Page/
“We use FenestraPro alongside the 2030 Palette by Architecture 2030 to guide our façade design decisions. It enables us to understand passive considerations and design beautiful and sustainable buildings.”
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Define a Team with invited users for project collaboration, and to share project reports, building codes and glazing specifications.
Export envelope geometry and material specifications to an Excel spreadsheet for review and comparison.
Quickly set a Window to Wall Ratio to be applied automatically to all facades on the model to check compliance, thermal performance, or outline internal performances such as daylighting and heat gains.
Control glazing zones on both conceptual and detailed models. Define percentage values to generate glazing areas on detailed models or create notional glazing zones on conceptual models.
Autodistribute glazing to equalise Heat Gains on all orientations of a Conceptual model, or add glazing elements to a Detailed model by defining parameters such as WWR, glazing geometry or internal performances.
Calculate shading effects to include the impact of shading devices and other features on your project. Quantify the effects effects from shading elements and run a Shading Animation to visualize the impacts throughout the year.
Control the properties of components within nested curtain panels by material, and use assembly values, (including framing, mullions and edge of panel values) for a detailed thermal performance of curtain walls in the model.
Simulate a fritting effect on glazed model elements and apply to update Solar Loads and Daylight results. Dynamically adjust transparency and coverage to review various options.
Understand how glazing geometry and material properties will affect thermal, solar heat gains and daylighting, and toggle between Peak and Average Values.
Create custom Groups of Facades/Surfaces to quickly navigate and focus on critical areas of the project.
Select glazing products from leading manufacturers globally from our database of 1000+ IGUs. Sort, search and filter by SHGC, VLT or U-value. Apply to properties directly to your Revit model to understand performance in real-time.
Optimize glazing selection from our database of 1000+ IGUs from leading manufacturers globally, based on target values for thermal, solar heat gains and daylighting.
Define thermal values for elements in Conceptual Massing Environment to comply with target Energy Codes, or automatically apply target values to update all element types for compliance.
Create custom IGU assemblies through our partner's Glazing Configurators, and import to FenestraPro to apply directly to the Revit model.
Link from glass products in the database to product pages online to review specifications and access EPDs.
Export BIM data to our Reporting Platform for data analysis, comparative analysis and creating customizable reports to share with your teams or clients.
Export envelope geometry and material specifications to an Excel speadsheet for review and comparison.
Identify and resolve issues in the Revit Energy Analysis Model before analysis to ensure a robust and best practice Revit envelope model.
Define target values for maximum allowable glazing, or quickly calculate the optimal solution based on thermal performances. This glazing can be applied directly to the Revit model to see internal performances.
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Define prescriptive values for categories of elements, including Roofs, Floors, Walls and Glazing. Compare actual element values for compliance status.
Calculate shading effects to include the impact of surrounding buildings and other features on your project. Run a Shading Animation visualize the impacts of shading on the model throughout the year.
Isolate solar irradiance by orientation, then review values that require attention. Charts compliment selections to display colour coded results.